ATHENS, Alabama - A man accused of raping a teenage acquaintance was convicted by a Limestone County jury this afternoon, according to District Attorney Brian Jones.

After deliberating for just under two hours, the jury returned with guilty verdicts for one count of first-degree rape and two counts of second-degree rape against 25-year-old Austin Smith Clem, Jones said. Clem will be sentenced Nov. 13 in Limestone County Circuit Court.

The trial got underway Tuesday, with Jones calling several witnesses, including the victim, her best friend, her father and a nurse. Dan Totten, Clem's attorney, did not call any witnesses, Jones said. Closing arguments were today.

Jones said the incidents with the girl, who was the daughter of a family friend, occurred between 2007 and 2011. Some of the incidents occurred when she was under 16, which included the second-degree counts, and one when she was over 16, which led to the first-degree count of forcible sex.

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